What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

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[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

[messerschmitt owner]

house purchase fell through (again), offered on another house yesterday, our max price was rejected - our buyers want us to move to rented

 

I thought you bought a house? Did you not buy this house in the end:

 

Sale fell through. Onwards and upwards.

[messerschmitt owner]

house purchase fell through (again), offered on another house yesterday, our max price was rejected - our buyers want us to move to rented

 

I thought you bought a house? Did you not buy this house in the end:

 

Sale fell through. Onwards and upwards.

[tonedepear]

 

[tonedepear]

 

[Volksy]

^ LOLOLOLOL!

[Volksy]

^ LOLOLOLOL!

[scaryoldcortina]

I spent 10 hours welding the capri today. This is grinworthy in itself because I don't get enough time to myself these days, but this..

 

 

I didn't know how it was going to come out (no sound on the camera...) but I quite like it for an improv.

[scaryoldcortina]

I spent 10 hours welding the capri today. This is grinworthy in itself because I don't get enough time to myself these days, but this..

 

 

I didn't know how it was going to come out (no sound on the camera...) but I quite like it for an improv.

[Guest]

Went to the advance screening of the BBC's Britain In A Day programme at the Media Museum in Bradford. Out of 12,000 submissions a bit of what I shot got picked up for the final edit.

 

It's so short it's of the blink and you'll miss it variety, but I still got my name in the credits. It's out June 11, and I urge you to watch it if you have a spare hour. It's incredible.

[Guest]

Went to the advance screening of the BBC's Britain In A Day programme at the Media Museum in Bradford. Out of 12,000 submissions a bit of what I shot got picked up for the final edit.

 

It's so short it's of the blink and you'll miss it variety, but I still got my name in the credits. It's out June 11, and I urge you to watch it if you have a spare hour. It's incredible.

[DSdriver]

Scary that's ace... and Wat please remind us again when it is released cos I have the attention span of a retarded gnat

[DSdriver]

Scary that's ace... and Wat please remind us again when it is released cos I have the attention span of a retarded gnat

[Pete-M]

Impreza has lost its virginity.

 

Just trundling along the ring road on the way home now and there's a Mondeo cab insisting on tailgating me. Wouldn't have been an issue, but his n/s headlamp was right in my rear view mirror. I'm in the left hand lane, the right hand lane is empty. I'm the only car on the road other than this idiot and he's tailgating me even though I'm doing the lmitish. Because the Subaru is a 4x4 I'm pretty gentle away from the lights in it, not a slug, but I take off at the same speed as everyone else. Mondeo cab man doesn't think that's quick enough. I edge the speed up a little bit and he's still there. I slow down a little bit (gently, just a slight lift off the gas) and move over to the left a bit more to give him the hint to go past. He's still fucking there blinding the fuck out of me with his badly aimed headlamp. This happens for two sets of lights over about two miles.

 

I got bored. Floored the Pretzel in 3rd. Mondeo man's nearside headlamp is a teeny spec in the mirror. Big silly grin, back down to cruising velocity.

 

Mile or so later there's a Focus behind me. With little blue lights in the grille. I pull over as soon as I saw it screaming up behind me, before it puts the lights and siren on. Which it does, and two youngish cops are staring at me while I try to find the bloody window switch - Subaru ones don't light up. Window down.

 

"Good evening, Sir. Going a bit quickly weren't you?"

"Ummmmmm. "

"Just keep it down a bit will you. I can see it's a bloody fast car "

"Ok, er"

"Just admit you were going quickly and we'll leave it at that. Keep it down"

"Er, yup, a bit quickly, yeah. Er... sorry"

"Good evening, Sir. Nice to see a proper car being driven properly, but keep it down".

 

Thank fuck for that. To give 'em there due they were both grinning and laughing about it, but bollocking received and understood.

 

This country isn't as bad as people make out.

[Pete-M]

Impreza has lost its virginity.

 

Just trundling along the ring road on the way home now and there's a Mondeo cab insisting on tailgating me. Wouldn't have been an issue, but his n/s headlamp was right in my rear view mirror. I'm in the left hand lane, the right hand lane is empty. I'm the only car on the road other than this idiot and he's tailgating me even though I'm doing the lmitish. Because the Subaru is a 4x4 I'm pretty gentle away from the lights in it, not a slug, but I take off at the same speed as everyone else. Mondeo cab man doesn't think that's quick enough. I edge the speed up a little bit and he's still there. I slow down a little bit (gently, just a slight lift off the gas) and move over to the left a bit more to give him the hint to go past. He's still fucking there blinding the fuck out of me with his badly aimed headlamp. This happens for two sets of lights over about two miles.

 

I got bored. Floored the Pretzel in 3rd. Mondeo man's nearside headlamp is a teeny spec in the mirror. Big silly grin, back down to cruising velocity.

 

Mile or so later there's a Focus behind me. With little blue lights in the grille. I pull over as soon as I saw it screaming up behind me, before it puts the lights and siren on. Which it does, and two youngish cops are staring at me while I try to find the bloody window switch - Subaru ones don't light up. Window down.

 

"Good evening, Sir. Going a bit quickly weren't you?"

"Ummmmmm. "

"Just keep it down a bit will you. I can see it's a bloody fast car "

"Ok, er"

"Just admit you were going quickly and we'll leave it at that. Keep it down"

"Er, yup, a bit quickly, yeah. Er... sorry"

"Good evening, Sir. Nice to see a proper car being driven properly, but keep it down".

 

Thank fuck for that. To give 'em there due they were both grinning and laughing about it, but bollocking received and understood.

 

This country isn't as bad as people make out.

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I spent 10 hours welding the capri today. This is grinworthy in itself because I don't get enough time to myself these days, but this..

 

 

I didn't know how it was going to come out (no sound on the camera...) but I quite like it for an improv.

 

very good

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I spent 10 hours welding the capri today. This is grinworthy in itself because I don't get enough time to myself these days, but this..

 

 

I didn't know how it was going to come out (no sound on the camera...) but I quite like it for an improv.

 

very good

[Pete-M]

I spent 10 hours welding the capri today. This is grinworthy in itself because I don't get enough time to myself these days, but this..

 

 

I didn't know how it was going to come out (no sound on the camera...) but I quite like it for an improv.

 

very good

 

LOL. That item is still here by the way Andy.

[Pete-M]

I spent 10 hours welding the capri today. This is grinworthy in itself because I don't get enough time to myself these days, but this..

 

 

I didn't know how it was going to come out (no sound on the camera...) but I quite like it for an improv.

 

very good

 

LOL. That item is still here by the way Andy.

[scaryoldcortina]

heh, haven't actually mentioned that one to the management yet so if it isn't in the way.....

[scaryoldcortina]

heh, haven't actually mentioned that one to the management yet so if it isn't in the way.....

[willswitchengage]

This country isn't as bad as people make out.

 

Despite general OMG POLICE ST8 that people like to write on the Internet, I think a smile and good manners will take you a long way. If you'd have opened your window and said "oink oink" then that would have been a different story.

 

http://youtu.be/81S5sm1U2RU

[willswitchengage]

This country isn't as bad as people make out.

 

Despite general OMG POLICE ST8 that people like to write on the Internet, I think a smile and good manners will take you a long way. If you'd have opened your window and said "oink oink" then that would have been a different story.

 

http://youtu.be/81S5sm1U2RU

[trigger]

Every time i see a copper when in my Cortina i get a thumbs up so they can't all be bad!

[trigger]

Every time i see a copper when in my Cortina i get a thumbs up so they can't all be bad!

[morris_ital_lover]

I finally found a copper in Northern Ireland who isn't a grumpy bastard today*, greeted me and a mate with a good afternoon as we strolled down the street and seemed generally pleasant... much better than the ones that growl around my street and scarcely aknowledge you if you are at least in the slightest bit polite to them. So indeed if there are some that like Cortinas, let Pete off with a ticking off and are generally polite there seems to be a few decent ones about.

[morris_ital_lover]

I finally found a copper in Northern Ireland who isn't a grumpy bastard today*, greeted me and a mate with a good afternoon as we strolled down the street and seemed generally pleasant... much better than the ones that growl around my street and scarcely aknowledge you if you are at least in the slightest bit polite to them. So indeed if there are some that like Cortinas, let Pete off with a ticking off and are generally polite there seems to be a few decent ones about.